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22 Apr 2008
Question No: 567
Question
Name of the Person: Mdm Halimah Yacob
To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an update on (a) the total number of people who are on the ElderShield scheme; (b) how many people have benefited from the scheme since its establishment; and (c) what was the total amount paid out under the scheme.
Reply
Reply From MOH
1. There are more than 790,000 ElderShield policyholders.
2. More than 3,100 people have benefitted from ElderShield since its establishment in 2002. The total ElderShield payout amounted to $17 million.